Aside from the actual travel, one of the things I love most about this miles and points hobby is planning. I love strategizing how to earn the miles, dreaming about where to go, and researching the nitty gritty details to plan a vacation. However, sometimes my planning instinct goes into...

It’s the end of the world As we know it, And I feel fine… Obviously, I’m quoting the  famous lyrics from R.E.M song. Every few years I try to do a post with reflections on the current state of miles and points hobby. I think it’s good to take a...

Earlier this week, Citi launched the Citi Strata Premier Card, which is a refresh of the Citi Premier card with a few new benefits. This is currently a non-affiliate link, but I will update the post if it becomes part of our affiliate network. Citi Strata Premier Card Earn 75,000...

New to miles and points travel? Check out Beginner’s Guide: 7 Steps to Free Travel with Miles and Points. Last month, I wrote about how we had some big insurance premium bills coming up. My husband and I ended up opening two new credit cards to charge those big bills...

As Mother’s Day is here again, I reflect on a year that has brought more travels than normal with the matriarchs in our family. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram,...

Business Class to Europe from 38K Points: See this post on Frequent Miler for all the details. What a great deal if you’re available to travel in January or February. My Experience Flying Norse Atlantic’s Premium Class: Check out this review on Your Mileage May Vary of a premium seat for...

Leana’s post yesterday about her current miles and points stash reminded me of something important. Many of us long-term miles and points collectors have sizable points balances already stored up for future trips. And probably the biggest reason we have these is that we strike while the iron is hot....

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how you can get on the waitlist for the launch of the new Cardless Qatar co-branded cards. Yesterday, the cards went live. Let’s look at the details. Qatar Privilege Club Credit Cards by Cardless The Qatar Privilege Club Signature Visa (non-affiliate link) has...

I’ve now been into travel rewards for more than a decade. While I don’t have a tally of how many miles and points I’ve redeemed in that time, it’s certainly in the millions. Award travel has become old hat in ways. One thing that never gets old, however, it helping...

A few weeks ago, Nancy spilled the beans about her treasure, AKA miles and points balances. It generated a lively discussion, so I figured I might as well do a great reveal myself. Similar to what Nancy said, I have more than some, less than others. If we are talking...

The traveling equivalent to kids playing more with the box the Christmas present came in...

Do the words “Disney” and “bargain” ever belong in the same sentence? Probably not. Unless we’re talking about Hong Kong Disneyland. I’m traveling to Hong Kong with my daughter this fall. And yes, we will be going to Hong Kong Disneyland. I decided we should stay at an on-site Disney...

New to miles and points travel? Check out Beginner’s Guide: 7 Steps to Free Travel with Miles and Points. Last week, I write a post about the new increased welcome bonus on my favorite credit card for beginners in this miles and points travel hobby. After you spend $4000 in...

United gets a lot of credit for having a better online and app experience than the other major airlines.  There’s no doubt they have their strengths.  But, they also have issues, like when they were deleting Known Traveler numbers from passenger’s records.  Their “Expert... The post United Is Shutting Down Searches...